Joe McNally has been at 5 events

Joe McNally talks with @114365500417071523054 on Twitter about Photoshop World which is this August in Las Vegas. This is Joe's first twitter chat so follow him on @joemcnallyphoto and join in at 9pm est.

Joe McNally and Bill Douthitt, collaborators for over 20 years at National Geographic, talk about the roles of the picture editor and photographer in constructing large, complex coverages. Insightful, funny, irreverent.

In advance of opening night (October 3) at the Monroe Gallery of Photography in Santa Fe, Nikon Ambassador Joe McNally talks with Sid and Michelle Monroe and tells some of the stories behind the photos featured in the visit. You'll get to see the gallery and get a feel for what goes into creating an exhibit like this one. Questions are welcome.

@105571367382401829756 and @101396087935203987162 talk about their upcoming Photography Workshop happening next month at the beautiful @114822108726752481832 @104947668676348849386 resort in St. Lucia. Joe will share some photos from previous workshops and Joe and RC will go over what will happen at the sessions.

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Hey Scotland, and those nearby, and those who can drive to an airport, Joe is coming your way for a workshop. He's teaching in Scotland for the first time! Joe and Liza Politi (producer extraordinaire) will lead a weeklong photographic workshop September 6-13. You will get tol explore Edinburgh, Loch Katrine, Loch Ness, The Trossards, Urquhart Castle and so much more during a week of lighting instruction and fun. I am jealous of you all. Extraordinary photos will happen.

No matter how old they are, all the girls end up getting into a photo with Joe's hard-working assistants Jon and Cali. And I need to repeat the hard-working part. Setting up and tearing down and everything in between these two work beautifully with Joe.

#joemcnally #photography #ralphsdonuts #cutie #tennessee﻿

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No matter how old they are, all the girls end up getting into a photo with Joe's hard-working assistants Jon and Cali. And I need to repeat the hard-working part. Setting up and tearing down and everything in between these two work beautifully with Joe.

Jane here Joe's been hanging around Cookeville, TN, home of one of the best donut shops on the planet--Ralph's Donuts. Should you ever be driving through Middle Tennessee make it a point to swing by Ralph's. You may not ever leave :) #joemcnally #nikonambassador #donuts #pastry #cookeville #tennessee #colorsonfriday +ColorsOnFriday #foodporn ﻿

Jane here Joe's been hanging around Cookeville, TN, home of one of the best donut shops on the planet--Ralph's Donuts. Should you ever be driving through Middle Tennessee make it a point to swing by Ralph's. You may not ever leave :) #joemcnally #nikonambassador #donuts #pastry #cookeville #tennessee #colorsonfriday +ColorsOnFriday #foodporn ﻿___

Jane here Seattle needs to prepare itself as McNally, Heisler, Hobby and Arias are going to be there. Together. Joe has the details in his latest blog: http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/07/16/popup-flash-seattle/And this beauty is from the shoot he did recently in Dubai

Jane here Seattle needs to prepare itself as McNally, Heisler, Hobby and Arias are going to be there. Together. Joe has the details in his latest blog: http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/07/16/popup-flash-seattle/And this beauty is from the shoot he did recently in Dubai

A great face in a misty place and Joe explains the tech side of things, "Another nice option when using an umbrella with multiple speed lights, is that you can click the speed light heads and directionalize them into whatever quadrant of the umbrella you feel you need an extra push of light from. In other words, if you want more light in the lower half of the shaper, then take the right and left flashes and click them so they point downwards, even straight down, so that what actually translates through the fabric of the umbrella is more on the order of the sideways splash of the light, and not the direct, frontal push of it. In short, you can feather these speed lights in multiple directions even before they hit the light shaper. This can produce very small but noticeable changes in the light quality."

A great face in a misty place and Joe explains the tech side of things, "Another nice option when using an umbrella with multiple speed lights, is that you can click the speed light heads and directionalize them into whatever quadrant of the umbrella you feel you need an extra push of light from. In other words, if you want more light in the lower half of the shaper, then take the right and left flashes and click them so they point downwards, even straight down, so that what actually translates through the fabric of the umbrella is more on the order of the sideways splash of the light, and not the direct, frontal push of it. In short, you can feather these speed lights in multiple directions even before they hit the light shaper. This can produce very small but noticeable changes in the light quality."

Annie hereExcited to be going back to Scotland in a few months! +Joe McNally will be doing a 1 Day lighting seminar for the FIRST time. Hard to believe he has never been there to teach, so looking forward to meeting a lot of new photographers. We haven't been to Edinburgh since our honeymoon in 2004, so it's a very special placel for us:)) Here's the sign up link to join us:http://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-lighting-on-the-go-speedlights-with-joe-mcnally-tickets-17305951567?ref=emma[[mailing_id]]z[[member_id:webview]] #Edinburgh #photography #NIkonUK #lighting ﻿

Annie hereExcited to be going back to Scotland in a few months! +Joe McNally will be doing a 1 Day lighting seminar for the FIRST time. Hard to believe he has never been there to teach, so looking forward to meeting a lot of new photographers. We haven't been to Edinburgh since our honeymoon in 2004, so it's a very special placel for us:)) Here's the sign up link to join us:http://www.eventbrite.com/e/great-lighting-on-the-go-speedlights-with-joe-mcnally-tickets-17305951567?ref=emma[[mailing_id]]z[[member_id:webview]] #Edinburgh #photography #NIkonUK #lighting ﻿___

_Jane here_Sure, you learn a lot when you attend a Joe McNally workshop. You also may be the subject of a photography lesson, such as Jason was. You can get plucked from the crowd and end up with a most epic profile photo. Jason was in the crowd in Nashville. Today Joe is in Ottawa and he'll be staying in Canada this week to do tour dates in Calgary and Toronto. Follow this link if you're going to be nearby and want to attend: http://kelbyone.com/live/tours/moment-clicks/http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/07/09/the-moment-it-clicks-tour/

_Jane here_Sure, you learn a lot when you attend a Joe McNally workshop. You also may be the subject of a photography lesson, such as Jason was. You can get plucked from the crowd and end up with a most epic profile photo. Jason was in the crowd in Nashville. Today Joe is in Ottawa and he'll be staying in Canada this week to do tour dates in Calgary and Toronto. Follow this link if you're going to be nearby and want to attend: http://kelbyone.com/live/tours/moment-clicks/http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/07/09/the-moment-it-clicks-tour/

Jane here +Think Tank Photo has some new goodies. T he Trifecta 10 is designed for DSLR systems, and the Trifecta 8 is designed for mirrorless systems. Cool that you can access your gear on more than one side or without having to take off the backpack. Here's a link to the new stuff: http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/camera-backpacks/trifecta-backpacks.aspx?code=WS-374#joemcnally #nikonambassador #thinktankphoto #photographygear ﻿

Jane here +Think Tank Photo has some new goodies. T he Trifecta 10 is designed for DSLR systems, and the Trifecta 8 is designed for mirrorless systems. Cool that you can access your gear on more than one side or without having to take off the backpack. Here's a link to the new stuff: http://www.thinktankphoto.com/categories/camera-backpacks/trifecta-backpacks.aspx?code=WS-374#joemcnally #nikonambassador #thinktankphoto #photographygear ﻿___

Joe is headed to Santa Fe for some intense photography workshops. Your choices are August 1 and 2--a two-day workshop, and his second workshop about location and lighting is already full. There are a few spots left in the August 1 and 2 class and you can get on the waiting list or the others. These classes will change your photography forever.

Joe is headed to Santa Fe for some intense photography workshops. Your choices are August 1 and 2--a two-day workshop, and his second workshop about location and lighting is already full. There are a few spots left in the August 1 and 2 class and you can get on the waiting list or the others. These classes will change your photography forever.

Joe worked with +Profoto recently on a shoot where, in my opinion, the model was perfect in ever single snap. Joe writes, "The needs of the job demanded I be fast, portable, and powerful, which is a mandate that in years gone by would have dictated manually controlled levels of light, metered with a hand held meter, and changed up or down by physically walking to the light, or signaling it via a radio communicator. But here, now, in the brave new world of flash, I had bigger lights with more power, controlled via TTL commands, and legitimate, functioning, high speed sync. Pretty cool."

More here on his blog: http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/07/06/fashion-nyc-ttl/

Joe worked with +Profoto recently on a shoot where, in my opinion, the model was perfect in ever single snap. Joe writes, "The needs of the job demanded I be fast, portable, and powerful, which is a mandate that in years gone by would have dictated manually controlled levels of light, metered with a hand held meter, and changed up or down by physically walking to the light, or signaling it via a radio communicator. But here, now, in the brave new world of flash, I had bigger lights with more power, controlled via TTL commands, and legitimate, functioning, high speed sync. Pretty cool."

More here on his blog: http://blog.joemcnally.com/2015/07/06/fashion-nyc-ttl/

Jane hereThis is impressive on so many levels. Joe writes, "So, we traveled to the Summer Palace and instead of weights, Lai Guo Song lifted Du Si Yu and Wang Jia Rui, who are both about 30kg. Which means Lai is pretty strong. And the picture is a little different."

Jane hereThis is impressive on so many levels. Joe writes, "So, we traveled to the Summer Palace and instead of weights, Lai Guo Song lifted Du Si Yu and Wang Jia Rui, who are both about 30kg. Which means Lai is pretty strong. And the picture is a little different."

+Anne Cahill , Joe's wife, is one of this year's instructors at +KelbyOne 's Photoshop World in Las Vegas. DSLR Camera Basics for Beginners and Finally Explaining Autofocus are her subjects so do make sure you sit in on those. Annie is a very knowledgeable and extraordinary photographer and happens to be one of the most delightful people on the planet. #justsayin Joe will be teaching several classes as well. More on to come.

+Anne Cahill , Joe's wife, is one of this year's instructors at +KelbyOne 's Photoshop World in Las Vegas. DSLR Camera Basics for Beginners and Finally Explaining Autofocus are her subjects so do make sure you sit in on those. Annie is a very knowledgeable and extraordinary photographer and happens to be one of the most delightful people on the planet. #justsayin Joe will be teaching several classes as well. More on to come.

Hey Scotland, and those nearby, and those who can drive to an airport, Joe is coming your way for a workshop. He's teaching in Scotland for the first time! Joe and Liza Politi (producer extraordinaire) will lead a weeklong photographic workshop September 6-13. You will get tol explore Edinburgh, Loch Katrine, Loch Ness, The Trossards, Urquhart Castle and so much more during a week of lighting instruction and fun. I am jealous of you all. Extraordinary photos will happen.

Hey Scotland, and those nearby, and those who can drive to an airport, Joe is coming your way for a workshop. He's teaching in Scotland for the first time! Joe and Liza Politi (producer extraordinaire) will lead a weeklong photographic workshop September 6-13. You will get tol explore Edinburgh, Loch Katrine, Loch Ness, The Trossards, Urquhart Castle and so much more during a week of lighting instruction and fun. I am jealous of you all. Extraordinary photos will happen.

Jane hereJoe's friend Mawgie is pretty much how I picture an angel. Here's how he made that angelic lighting happen.

He writes, "Improvisation ruled the day. Took a Nikon SB900 and zoomed that puppy to 200mm, and snookered it even further with a Honl snoot. Tried that alone, and the results were predictably harsh. Not too much spill, but bad dog light. Dropped a Lastolite Tri-Grip diffuser panel over it, and got soft light, and way too much of it. Not in terms of power, just in spread.Out came the gaffer tape. (Is there anything in this world that can’t be made better with gaffer tape?) When we were done, there was maybe a 6″ square of diffuser left exposed. The rest of the panel is gaffered.Amazing what a little diffusion will do. We went from harsh, awful light to just enough softer glow to cover the face and shoulders, but not dull the wings."